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garniture — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • filling noun The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.
  • garnish verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
  • garniture noun Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
  • lapping noun The soft, repeated sound of water gently striking a surface, such as waves against a shore or boat.
  • lining noun A layer of material covering or added to the inside of something.

Senses

garniture is used for these senses in English:

  • filling The contents of a pie, etc.
  • garniture Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
  • lapping (lutherie) Lengths of fine silk, metal wire, or whalebone wrapped tightly around the stick of the bow of a string instrument adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel.
  • lining A covering for the inside surface of something.
  • side dish A serving of food meant as an accompanying dish. [from 1702]

filling — full definition

  1. noun The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.
  2. noun The mixture or contents inside a pie, sandwich, or similar food.
  3. adj Describing food that satisfies hunger by making one feel full.

garnish — full definition

  1. verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
  2. verb To legally withhold part of someone's wages or funds to pay a debt.
  3. noun Something added to a dish for decoration or flavour.

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